People v. Parker

*13 ¶ 1 The defendant, Leonard Parker, appeals the denial by the circuit court of Washington County of his motion for leave to file a successive petition for postconviction relief. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

¶ 2 On September 12, 2000, the State charged the defendant by amended information with four counts of first degree murder ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(3) (West 2000)) stemming from the stabbing of the victim, by a codefendant, during the course *14 *579 of a robbery and/or residential burglary. The defendant was charged under a theory of accountability. He was 16 years old at…